HUB PIONEERS! *Digital diplomacy in action...! What is digital diplomacy? Digital diplomacy is solving foreign policy problems using the internet.
What does that mean? Its conventional diplomacy through a different medium. Through the web we can listen, publish, engage and evaluate in new and interesting ways & communicate directly with civil society as well as governments and influential individuals...
*Digital diplomacy, a tool of oft power & for a new face of international relations.

jeudi 27 décembre 2012

Looking ahead to 2013, Ambassador João Vale de Almeida, Head of the European Union Delegation to the U.S., said he sees great potential for further EU-U.S. cooperation on foreign policy and economic matters, building upon the strong transatlantic ties.

vendredi 21 décembre 2012

"Today we’ve published the Foreign Office Digital Strategy.The process of writing that strategy has been an intense one. We
organised workshops with policy and service delivery staff, held
teleconferences with Embassies around the world, drew on previous
internal work and invited comments through an internal forum and
external blog. We also drew on expert support and guidance from the UK’s
Government Digital Service.Part of this work involved breaking down the core areas of a diplomat’s job (looking at the “naked diplomat”
as Ambassador Tom Fletcher likes to call it). In each area of
diplomatic work – following and predicting developments, formulating and
implementing policy, influencing and identifying who to influence,
communicating our policy – we looked at how digital tools had already
improved foreign policy outcomes and at the potential to take that much
further. We looked at the opportunity to use digital to further improve
the consular information and services we provide to British nationals
around the world – moving to a world where a smartphone can unlock many
more of our services. The story that came out for us was of a Foreign
Office that has made strong use of digital tools, particularly in our
communications, but that has a significant opportunity to use digital
more broadly in policy development and in service delivery.The strategy therefore sets a clear vision for how we will use
digital in the future. First, making use of digital tools in every
element of foreign policy work, including to deliver more open policy
formulation and increased transparency. Second, moving to provide our
services digitally by default, to deliver more effective services and
release resource to dedicate to those British nationals most in need. In
sum, this is about spreading the use of digital tools – where they can
add value – much more comprehensively through our core work, not
replacing but enhancing the application of traditional diplomatic
skills.Implementing this strategy in full will require sustained effort,
similar to the changes other industries have gone through in recent
years. The strategy contains an implementation plan around ensuring
continued leadership, building up digital capability, and tackling other
obstacles to making full use of digital. The introduction of a Board
level champion, the establishment of a digital transformation unit, the
production of new guidance and training relevant to policy and service
delivery staff, the increased staff access to social media, and the
publication of more encouraging social media guidance are just some of the actions it contains to deliver on this ambitious agenda.Two last thoughts. First, a thank you to all those – both inside and
outside the Foreign Office – who helped in working up this strategy,
including those like senior diplomat John Duncan and the Consular team
who produced previous digital reviews. Many people generously gave time
and wisdom and have improved our efforts as a result. Second, while this
strategy will need to evolve and change over time, the overriding
ambition of using digital tools to improve how we deliver UK foreign
policy will remain a constant. We are also determined to remain among
the leading foreign ministries in the use of digital to enhance foreign
policy.Do let me know your thoughts about the Digital Strategy, and on where we should focus as we move to implementation."

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mardi 18 décembre 2012

"Alec Ross is Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a role created for him that blends technology with diplomacy. As Secretary Clinton's "tech guru," Ross is leading the State Department's efforts to find practical technology solutions for some of the globe's most vexing problems on health care, poverty, human rights and ethnic conflicts. In 2010 Ross was named one of 40 leaders under 40 years old in International Development, and Huffington Post included him in their list of 2010 Game Changers as one of 10 "game changers" in politics.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)"

*Digital Diplomacy Series with Alec Ross – Embassy of Italy in Washington DC*

A conversation with author Alec Ross on his new book ‘The Industries of the Future’
Moderated by:
Bay Fang
Managing Director, Radio Free Asia,
and Senior Fellow, New America Foundation.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

*Can Social Media Change the Face of Diplomacy?*

July 30 (Bloomberg) –- Columbia University Senior Fellow Alec Ross discusses how social media has helped drive the public conversation and engage people in foreign affairs. He speaks on ‘Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg)

*TWITTER*

*Angel GURRIA, SG de l'OCDE & Morgane BRAVO*

*Foreign Press Center Briefing on "Digital Diplomacy: Making Foreign Policy Less Foreign" :
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan,
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Public Affairs Douglas Frantz, and Coordinator for International Information Programs Macon Phillips discuss "Digital Diplomacy: Making Foreign Policy Less Foreign" at the Foreign Press Center in New York, NY on February 18, 2014, moderated by Emily Parker, author and senior fellow at the New America Foundation. A transcript can be found at http://fpc.state.gov/221808.htm.
19 févr. 2014
http://diplomacydigital.blogspot.fr/2014/03/foreign-press-center-briefing-on_17.html